Where is Optimism in Your Empowerment Kit? 7 Ideas to Build Optimism, Possibility, and Resilience Recently, I coached a woman in a leadership role who was dealing with a change in her employment status. It was not a change she wanted. She felt stuck and fearful about...

What Can I Do Differently to Change the Situation? Sailing with Greater Resilience through Life's Challenges Taking ownership of our behavior and becoming more resilient requires us to recognize that we are the authors of our lives. -Robert Brooks, PhD and Sam...

Kindness and Mindfulness It Starts With One If I am kind to myself, will I also have the capacity for kindness to others? Is it OK to be kind to myself? I write this blog, the August morning sun is shining brightly. The dawn is cool and crisp as I sit in my study...

How Will We Meet Life's Changes? 10 Ideas for Dancing With Transitions in Life and Work Everything changes. Every living organism grows and adapts. Changes occur within each of us, in our families, relationships, workplaces, professions, and communities....

Navigating the "Second Half" of Life: 7 Tips for Living with Meaning, Resilience and Joy "Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions." - Dalai Lama Many of us find ourselves in or nearing the "second half" of life. If we pay...